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1945
WELCOME HOME
ANNUAL REPORT
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READING, MASSACHUSETTS
Cover Design by NANCY SAWIN GRADE 10, 1948
THREE HUNDRED AND FIRST
Annual Report
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TOWN OF READING MASSACHUSETTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31
1945
Town Officers
1945
Board of Selectmen
·KENNETH C. LATHAM, Chairman
HERBERT K. MILLER; Secretary
CHARLES E. WILKINSON
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Board of Public Welfare
I JOSEPH D. KNIGHT, Chairman
Term expires 1948
CLARENCE J. STALLIDAY, Secretary
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MILES C. HIGGINS
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: EDWARD E. HARNDEN, Secretary and Superintendent
( GLADYS M. WILSON, Visitor
Bureau of Old Age Assistance
JOSEPH D. KNIGHT, Chairman CLARENCE J. STALLIDAY
Term expires 1948
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MILES C. HIGGINS
: EDWARD E. HARNDEN, Director
VIRGINIA C. SMITH, Secretary
MARY F. DANIEL and RUTH C. SCHOLZ, Visitors
Board of Assessors
HAROLD B. CURRELL, Chairman
Term expires 1947 " " 1946
ARTHUR S. COOK, Secretary FRANK E. GRAY
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Town Clerk WILLIAM E. MORRISON
Town Counsel SAMUEL H. DAVIS
Moderator Treasurer
SAMUEL H. DAVIS
PRESTON F. NICHOLS
Collector of Taxes
WILLIAM E. MORRISON
Town Accountant LEON G. BENT
Agent, Veterans' Benefits CHARLES W. H. SMITH
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LEON G. BENT, Clerk
Term expires 1948 "
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Board of Public Works
WENDELL P. DAVIS, Chairman
Term expires 1948
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ALEXANDER LINDSAY, Secretary EDWARD A. BROPHY
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HAROLD W. PUTNAM
1946
EDWARD TEER
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Board of Health
EDWARD M. HALLIGAN, M.D., Chairman CHRISTINE F. ATKINSON, Secretary CHARLES R. BAISLEY, M.D.
Term expires 1946
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Finance Committee
W. GARDNER LONG, Chairman
Term expires 1948
WILLIAM A. CONNELLY, D.M.D.
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JOHN L. DEVANEY
1946
BENJAMIN HOWE
1946
CLARENCE M. KIMBALL
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ALLAN H. STURGES
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MELVIN S. CROSBY
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GEORGE E. CURTIS
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WALTER M. FOWLER
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CARL W. PINKHAM
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LOUIS DAVIS
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ROBERT E. FOWLE
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LAWRENCE J. RUST
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CHARLES STRATTON
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LEON G. BENT, Clerk
School Committee
*IRVING C. AUSTIN, Chairman
Term expires 1947
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NORMAN L. DUNCAN GLADYS F. MILTON
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xJ. WARREN KILLAM, Jr. MARY E. EARLEY MERLE W. WESCOTT, D.M.D.
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1948
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¿GOULD B. RUGGLES ELBRIDGE C. GROVER, Ph.D., Secretary
1946
*Resigned
xElected chairman Nov. 9, 1945
#Appointed to fill vacancy
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G. LAWRENCE ROBERTS
PHILIP P. WELCH, Superintendent
Superintendent of Schools ELBRIDGE C. GROVER, Ph.D.
School Physician
THOMAS F. HALPIN, M.D.
Attendance Officer JEAN F. RAMSAY
Municipal Light Board
HENRY R. JOHNSON, Chairman LOUIS E. ELLENWOOD, Secretary
Term expires 1947
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HERBERT G. EVANS ARTHUR G. SIAS, Manager
1948
Board of Registrars
WALTER A. SCANLON, Chairman
Term expires 1946
ROBERT S. RALSTON
1947
JAMES H. FLEMING
1948
WILLIAM E. MORRISON, Clerk
Board of Cemetery Trustees
CLARENCE C. WHITE, Chairman
Term expires 1947
FRED L. NUTTER, Secretary
1946
FRANK L. EDGERLEY
1946
JAMES W. FAIRCHILD
1947
HARRY C. BARR
1948
EDOUARD N. DUBE
1948
WILLIAM P. PIERPONT, Superintendent
Planning Board
GEORGE B. PEASE, Chairman
Term expires 1947
A. LLOYD DAVID, Secretary
1948
WALTER D. BERRY
1946
WINTHROP D. PARKER
1946
PHILIP R. WHITE
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Library Trustees
*A. IMRIE DIXON, Chairman KATHERINE C. PIERCE, Secretary C. NELSON BISHOP SYDNEY M. HODSON
Term expires 1947
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1946
1946
CHRISTIE W. FOWLE
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1948
xWILLIAM J. TONKS #NEIL C. ROBINSON
1946
*Resigned Sept. 25, 1945 xElected chairman Sept. 25, 1945 #Appointed to fill vacancy
School Nurse MARGARET B. CLEWLEY
Commissioners of Trust Funds
H. RAYMOND JOHNSON, Chairman
Term expires 1949 "
ROBERT M. BROWN
1947
CLARENCE C. WHITE
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Town Treasurer and Chairman of Selectmen members ex-officiis
Board of Appeal
CLIFTON S. NICHOLS, Chairman
Term expires 1947 "
ROBERT L. DEAN
1948
HERBERT T. SCHOPPELRY
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Associate Members Board of Appeal
EDWARD J. SCOTT
Term expires 1948
WILLIAM G. DAY
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HOWARD T. CLINCH
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Inspector of Milk and Food Sealer of Weights and Measures
CARL M. SMITH CARL M. SMITH
Inspector of Plumbing and Gas Inspector DAVID TAGGART
Inspector of Animals
GARDINER A. LESTER, D.V.M.
Game Warden JAMES T. PUTNAM
Dog Officer
Inspector of Buildings
CHARLES H. MELENDY
GEORGE H. SIDEBOTTOM
Superintendent of Moth Work
Tree Warden
MAURICE H. DONEGAN
MAURICE H. DONEGAN Term expires 1947
Burial Agent, Soldiers and Sailors CHARLES E. TASNEY
Custodian of Soldiers and Sailors Graves HARRY A. TURNER
Forest Warden HUGH L. EAMES
Deputy Forest Wardens
MAURICE H. DONEGAN
CHARLES H. HESELTON
JOHN J. O'BRIEN HERBERT L. ROBERTSON
Constables
LEON G. BENT
FRANCIS T. SLACK
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Insurance Committee Consists of Board of Selectmen, Town Treasurer and Chairman of the Finance Committee
Contributory Retirement Board
PHILIP R. WHITE, Chairman LEON G. BENT, Secretary JOHN J. O'BRIEN
Law Committee
Consists of Chairmen of the following Boards :
Board of Selectmen
Board of Assessors
Board of Health
Board of Public Welfare
School Committee Board of Public Works
Municipal Light Board
1945 Ration Board Roster HERBERT C. TOWLE, Chairman
Gasoline
ROLAND B. HOAG, Chm.
EVERETT C. COOMBS
LAWRENCE W. ALLEN EDWARD H. BOWEN
DONALD W. COAN
LESTER L. IVERS
ARTHUR L. HARRIS
EDWARD K. JACKSON
EARL F. SAMPSON
Price Panel IRVING F. JEWETT, Chm.
H. L. BRADFORD
GEORGE F. FOGG
JACOB C. NIELSON
BENJAMIN B. PIPER JOSEPH E. ROBINSON
Price Panel Assistants
AMY L. POLAND
MARY F. YEATON
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Food JOHN A. SMITH, Chm. A. PERRY GLOVER
Tires
Fuel Oil FREDERICK H. TRUE, Chm. WILLIAM T. FAIRCLOUGH
STANLEY F. MAXWELL
JOHN M. WIDDELL
Police Department §JEREMIAH CULLINANE, Chief FRANCIS L. JOHNSON, Acting Chief
Sergeants
ARTHUR M. CURTIN §FRANCIS T. SLACK THOMAS E. WALL
Patrolmen ,
TIMOTHY J. CULLINANE
EARL R. HUTCHINSON
ROLAND E. ELLIS
+JAMES H. LAWLER
FRANK R. FISHER
HAROLD W. O'BRIEN
THOMAS J. FITZPATRICK
PATRICK. J. PANTANO
JOSEPH M. GREENE
JOHN R. CONDON
JOHN F. BEAUDOIN
*WILLIAM R. FLORENCE
WILLIAM H. DEWSNAP
GEORGE V. GAW
WILLIAM E. FAULKNER
*Rèsigned
§Retired
+Deceased
Keeper of the Lock-up §JEREMIAH CULLINANE FRANCIS L. JOHNSON
Fire Department HUGH L. EAMES, Chief JOHN J. O'BRIEN, Deputy Chief
CHARLES H. HESELTON, Captain
ELMER A. DYKENS
HERBERT L. ROBERTSON, Lieutenant
GEORGE W. GOODRIDGE
LEWIS C. HOLDEN JAMES S. PERRY NELSON P. O'BRIEN
ALBERT C. MAXWELL
Call Men
JOSEPH ARSENAULT
GEORGE F. BAXTER
HOWARD E. BUSSELL
JOHN J. CARNEY ROBERT W. SHANNON CHARLES N. CHASE F. LIONEL SPRINGFORD JAMES L. GAW JOHN A. SPURR JOHN L. GOODRIDGE WILLIAM R. VanHORN CLIFFORD E. LITCHFIELD GEORGE S. ZANNI
JAMES R. MERCER, Jr.
H. HARVEY QUIGLEY HERMAN L. REISSLE GEORGE G. ROGERS
TE. CHESTER GOODWIN
#BERNARD SCHIMPFKE
[For duration §Retired #Leave of absence
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Substitute Call Men
JOSHUA T. DAY, Jr. HENRY O. BALLOU MYLES A. DENNO
DeMELLE G. GAREY CLEMENT T. GLEASON RALPH E. VanHORN GEORGE F. FOGG
Superintendent of Fire Alarm HUGH L. EAMES
Inspector of Wires HUGH L. EAMES
Measurers of Lumber
WILLIAM R. ZWICKER ELIAS B. CURRELL
FRED F. SMITH
Weighers of Coal and Hay
THOMAS E. BROGAN MABEL L. MCKAY
CHARLES W. LEE BERTHA D. MacLELLAN
WENDELL B. NEWELL PERCY N. SWEETSER MOLLIE A. SWEETSER
Measurers of Wood and Bark
PERCY N. SWEETSER ELIAS B. CURRELL
THOMAS F. BROGAN
Field Drivers
ERNEST T. WAKEFIELD ADOLPH S. LARSON
EDWARD E. NICHOLS
Fence Viewers
WENDELL B. NEWELL CARL B. SAWYER
WARREN F. CHARLES
Committee on Town Forests
LELAND W. KINGMAN
Term expires 1946
ORVILLE O. ORDWAY
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MAURICE H. DONEGAN
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Committee on Elm Tree Protection ANDREW CHRISTENSEN MAURICE H. DONEGAN JOHN F. SAWYER
Post-War Planning Committee GEORGE B. PEASE, Chm.
WENDELL P. DAVIS W. GARDNER LONG
H. WILSON POWERS IRVING C. AUSTIN
FRANK D. TANNER RALPH G. BABCOCK, Secty.
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Capital Expenditures Planning Committee
WALTER D. BERRY, Chairman
JOHN L. DEVANEY GEORGE R. BARRIS JAMES R. MERCER, Jr. HENRY W. SHUMAKER HORACE A. BAILEY PHILIP R. WHITE
Salvage Committee OTIS B. RUGGLES, Chairman
C. NELSON BISHOP ARTHUR G. SIAS
WILLIAM T. FAIRCLOUGH
HARRY E. SMITH
CHRISTIE W. FOWLE
HARMON D. SMITH
JOHN L. GRIFFIN MOLLIE A. SWEETSER
MARION V. HARRINGTON PHILIP P. WELCH ELMER J. LARSON CHARLES F. TREVOR, Secty.
Recreation Committee
HERBERT K. MILLER, Chairman HAROLD W. PUTNAM MARY E. EARLEY CHARLES F. LANCASTER, D.D.
Special Police Officers
JOHN F. MAGUIRE
PERCY W. CURTIS
WILLIAM A. LLOYD
EDWARD W. McBRIEN
WALTER C. SMITH
KENNETH BEVERAGE
SIMON CASTINE
FREDERICK L. REISSLE
WILLIAM BROUSSARD
W. RAY YORKS
LEANDER SMITH
WILLIAM H. KILLAM
GROVER C. EATON
RALPH F. PLOUFF
EDWARD E. HARNDEN CHARLES L. GOWING, Jr. WILLIAM SLACK FREDERICK W. BURNS CHARLES E. LANGDON
CARL W. PINKHAM
WILLIAM M. RICHARDS
JACOB C. NEILSON HENRY O. BALLOU
Reading High School Reading High School Lowell St. School Pearl St. School
Junior High School Junior High School Pearl St. School Junior High School Highland School Highland School Prospect St. and Chestnut Hill Schools Masonic Block Pumping Station Methodist Church Center School Building Reading Theater Town Dump Town Forest Odd Fellows Building Reading Rifle and Revolver Club First National Bank Skating Ponds Mun. Bldg., Library, Center School
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GEORGE G. ROGERS JAMES T. PUTNAM WILLIAM H. PIERPONT CHARLES H. MELENDY J. EDWARD BLACK J. WINTHROP SIAS GEORGE W. HALL WILLIAM H. MILLER
HUGH L. EAMES
CHARLES E. HILTS HARRY A. TURNER
Legion House" Pumping Sta. & Vic. P. W. Property
First Baptist Church-
Statistics
Population, census of 1945, 12,327.
Registered Voters : Precinct No. 1 1741; Precinct No. 2 1796; Precinct No. 3 1781; Precinct No. 4 1799; Total 7117.
Eighth Congressional District.
Sixth Councillor District.
Seventh Middlesex Senatorial District.
Eighteenth Middlesex Representative District.
Representative in Congress, 8th District, Angier L. Goodwin, Melrose. Councillor 6th District, Victor A. Friend, Melrose. Senator 7th Middlesex District, Arthur W. Coolidge, Reading. Representatives 18th Middlesex District, Logan R. Dickie, Reading, and Herman P. Peterson, Woburn.
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List of Jurors for 1945 - 1946
Prepared by the Board of Selectmen
Occupation
Name
Abbott, Albert B., Bookkeeper
Abbott, Stephen A., Boxmaker
Ainsworth, Dennis J., Electrician
Albee, Curtis L., Dyestuff Tech.
Albee, George H., Clerk
Anderson, Percy E., Merchant
Bailey, Horace A., Wholesale Dealer
Bancroft, Arthur W., Milk Dealer
Barnes, George E., Operator
Barr, Harry C., Merchant
Bates, H. Nelson, Agent
Batting, Joseph R., Structural Designer Bliss, William C., Salesman
Brophy, Edward A., Excavating Engineer
Brown, Everett W., Credit Manager
Brown, Robert M., Asst. Manager
Buckler, Harold E., Insurance
Burns, William A., Plasterer
Castine, Simon A., Janitor Chase, Robert P., Salesman
Chesley, Robert O., Accountant Christensen, Harold, Florist
Clapperton, John, Shop Foreman Coan, Donald W., Claim Manager Cole, Benjamin, Merchant Cooper, Carl C., President
Crosby, Melvin S., Division Manager
Cullinane, Jeremiah, Jr., Truck Driver Currier, Robert G., Director of Accounts
Dacey, Frederick F., Superintendent Darling, George H., Salesman
Residence 26 Shipkin Ave. 25 Prospect St. 15 Woodbine St. 10 Pine Ridge Rd. 16 Mineral St. 174 Prescott St.
93 Salem St. 63 West St. 103 Green St. 33 Highland St. 23 Nelson Ave. 114 Prescott St. 194 Pleasant St. 942 Main St. 100 John St. 165 Bancroft Ave. 194 Summer Ave. 534 Franklin St.
21 Green St. 18 Fairview Ave. 11 Vista Ave. 12 Sunnyside Ave. 161 Pleasant St. 292 Summer Ave. 76 Deering St. 167 Summer Ave. 50 Middlesex Ave. 9 Mineral St. 393 Summer Ave. 13 Hampshire Rd. 21 Fairview Ave.
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David, A. Lloyd, Asst. Secretary Dean, Robert L., Sales Engineer DeMar, Clarence H., Printer Denno, Myles A., Govt. Real Estate Desmond, Daniel J., Defense Worker Dickinson, Orison L., Inspector Dinsmore, Curtis A., Saw Filer Dodge, Arthur H., Asst. Mgr. Dolben, Alfred H., R. E. Broker Doucette, Clarence L., Traffic Manager Dunn, Frank J., Foreman
Ellison, Guy W., Clerk
Fienemann, Henry W., Sales Manager Fowle, Robert E., President
Foxcroft, Francis R., Salesman Frazier, John L., P. O. Clerk Frost, Edgar L., Salesman
Gale, Roger D., Superintendent Gallagher, Francis A., Mail Carrier
Gardner, Herbert L., Custodian
Garey, DeMelle G., Map Mounter Geary, Paul J., Millhand Gerard, Stanley R., X-ray Technician Gilman, Lewis T., Banker Gleason, Clement T., Bank Clerk
Goddard, Frank E., Accountant
Goodridge, Carl W., Service Eng.
Graupner, Albert C., Jr., Asst. Ticket Agt.
Hall, Burt S., Civil Engineer Harnden, Edward E., Supervisor Harris, Marshall P., Salesman Haskins, George A., Civil Engineer Hasty, Charles S., Insurance Hegarty, Michael J., Store Manager Herrick, Edward O., Service Manager
70 Howard St. 561 Pearl St. 249 Forest St. 417 Summer Ave. 8 Center Ave. 79 Salem St. 273 Forest St. 21 Echo Ave. 17 Bond St. 13 Wenda St. 137 Pleasant St.
92 Grand St.
51 Prospect St. 3 Perkins Ave. 100 Prescott St. 87 Ash St. 272 Ash St.
30 Dudley St. 179 Green St. 15 Longfellow Rd. 15 Hopkins St. 24 Minot St. 101 Hanscom Ave. 118 Summer Ave. 53 Prescott St. 68 Scotland Rd. 206 Bancroft Ave. 91 Pleasant St.
25 Prescott St. 311 Summer Ave. 143 Prospect St. 40 Dudley St. 46 Temple St. 24 Oak St. 15 Kingston St.
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Higgins, Miles C., Treasurer Holmes, Lawton G., Organ Pipe Maker Hulsman, Kenneth G., Civil Engineer Hurt, Adelbert F., Insurance Agent
Jackson, Edward K., Ins. Underwriter Jewett, Irving F., Insurance Johnson, Edward N., Farmer Jones, Elmer D., Receiving Clerk
Kelley, C. Wilfred, Stereotyper Keneely, Ralph S., Retail Salesman
Kimball, Clarence M., Accountant
Kingman, Leland W., Business Mgr.
Knight, Joseph D., Security Salesman
Latham, Oliver, Salesman Lee, James W., Wood Finisher
Lester, Henry R., Silversmith
Lucas, Kenneth A., Civil Engineer
Lyle, Robert P., Income Tax Acct.
MacLean, John P., Salesman Mansell, Walter H., Chief Electrician Mason, Philip E., Chemist
McKenney, Charles J., Pipe Fitter Michelini, Ralph A., Salesman
Miner, Paul H., Insurance
Morrison, Arthur W., Elec. Salesman
Mullen, Charles A., Guard
Ninde, George E., Accountant Nordberg, Nils L., Salesman
Parker, Harold F., Insurance Parker, Moses C., Mechanic Perry, Prospier R., Bus Driver Pierce, Lewis E., Tel. Engineer
Pinkham, Carl W., Insp. & Estimator Powers, Henry W., Funeral Director Pratt, Wilfred E., Investigator
8 Sanborn St. 228 Pleasant St. 284 Woburn St. 41 Walnut St 218 West St. 331 Summer Ave. 10 Sylvan Rd. 24 Charles St.
46 Fairview Ave. 189 Haven St. 280 Woburn St. 62 Sanborn St. 7 Perkins Ave,
5 Grand St. 29 Franklin St. 428 Summer Ave 565 Franklin St. 364 Lowell St.
8 Copeland Ave. 9 Pennsylvania Ave. 127 Prospect St. 93 Washington St. 55 Walnut St. 14 Wescroft Rd. 26 Woodward Ave. 138 Woburn St.
171 Woburn St. 753 Main St.
76 Vine St. 166 Washington St. 189 Green St. 13 Elliott St. 128 Pleasant St. 65 Harnden St. 332 Summer Ave.
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Quimby, Carlyle F., Insurance
Reynolds, Chester A., Tel. Engineer
Richards, Homer F., Engineer
Richardson, Raymond C., Salesman Roberts, Carl W., Civil Engineer
Rudolph, John I., Salesman Rust, Lawrence J., Sales Mgr.
Sanders, Wilbur S., Accountant
Sargent, Albert E., Military Archivist
Sawyer, John F., Manager
Shumaker, Henry W., Asst. Treasurer
Sias, Wilbur S., Foreman Smith, Harmon D., Dist. Manager
Smith, John A., Adv. Executive
Smith, Ralph W., Salesman
Spencer, Carl M., Banker Spillane, Patrick J., Window Contractor
Spurr, Winfred F., Asst. Manager
Stanbridge, George T., Sales Representative
Stimpson, George H., Light Plant Operator
Sullivan, Martin V. B., Wool Salesman
Taber, Wentworth D., Adm. Engineer
Tasney, Charles E., Collector
Taylor, Robert, Salesman
Taylor, Walter F., Operator
Teel, C. Sumner, Insurance
Thomas, Clarence L., Asst. Manager
Titcomb, Hubert B., Sales Manager
Waterhouse, George C., Machine Operator Whelpley, George E., Clerk
Woodside, A. Clifford, Jr., Insurance Underwriter
42 Pratt St. 14 Berkeley St. 54 Fairview Ave. 35 Pine Ridge Rd. 10 Deering St. 93 Washington St. 34 John Carver Rd.
62 Linden St. 18 Oak St. 8 Arlington St. 35 School St. 1244 Main St. 32 Wescroft Rd. 11 Pine Ridge Rd. 22 Scotland Rd. 217 Woburn St. 42 Park Ave. 5 Woodward Ave. 293 Woburn St. 14 Kingston St. 93 Summer Ave.
1002 Main St. 10 Gould St. 8 Willow St. 54 Pleasant St. 113 Walnut St. 182 Bancroft Ave. 31 Pine Ridge Rd.
20 Spring St. 430 West St.
773 Main St.
KENNETH C. LATHAM, HERBERT K. MILLER, CHARLES E. WILKINSON, Selectmen of Reading, Mass.
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Report of the Town Clerk
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING March 5, 1945 TOWN WARRANT (Seal) Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesex, ss.
To either of the Constables of the Town of Reading, Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are here- by required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Reading, qualified to vote in elections, to meet in Odd Fellows Building, Woburn Street, in said Reading, as the polling place designated for the four pre- cincts in said Town, on Monday the fifth day of March, A.D. 1945 at twelve o'clock noon to act on the following articles, viz :
Article 1. To elect by ballot the following Town Officers : a Mod- erator for one year; Town Clerk for one year ; one member of the Board of Selectmen for three years; one member of the Board of Public Wel- fare for three years; one member of the Board of Assessors for three years; Treasurer for one year; Collector of Taxes for one year; two members of the Board of Public Works for three years; one member of the Board of Public Works for one year; two Constables for one year ; · one member of the Municipal Light Board for three years; one member of the Board of Health for three years; two members of the School Committee for three years; one member of the School Committee for one year ; two members of the Trustees of the Public Library for three years; one member of the Planning Board for three years; two mem- bers of the Board of Cemetery Trustees for three years ; also in accord- anc with the provisions of Chapter 7 of the Acts of 1943 in each of the four precincts the number of town meeting members as hereinafter specified : Precinct I, fifteen members for three years; one member for one year and one member for two years to fill vacancies; Precinct II, fifteen members for three years; one member for two years and one member for one year to fill vacancies; Precinct III, fifteen members for three years; one member for one year to fill vacancy; Precinct IV, fif- teen members for three years ;
' And to bring in their votes "Yes" or "No" on the following ques- · tion. "Shall an act passed by the General Court in the year nineteen hundred and forty-five, entitled 'An act permitting members of the Board of Public Works and the superintendent of the Public Works in the Town of Reading to hold office as town meeting members', be accepted?"
For these purposes the polls will be opened at each of the four pre- «cincts at twelve o'clock noon and will close at eight o'clock P. M.
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And to meet in Security Hall, Woburn Street, in said Reading, on Monday the Twelfth Day of March, A.D. 1945 at seven forty-five o'clock in the evening at which time and place the following articles are to be acted upon and determined exclusively by Town Meeting Members in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 7 of the Acts of 1943.
Article 2. To hear and act on the reports of the Board of Select- men, Town Accountant, Treasurer, Collector of Taxes, Board of Asses- sors, Board of Public Works, Town Clerk, Tree Warden, Board of Health, Board of Public Welfare, School Committee, Public Library Trustees, Municipal Light Board, Finance Committee, Contributory Re- tirement Board, Cemetery Trustees, Planning Board, and any other Boards or Special Committees.
Article 3. To choose all other necessary town officers and special committees and determine what instructions shall be given town officers and special committees.
Article 4. To determine how much money the Town will raise and appropriate for General Government, Protection of Persons and Prop- erty, Health and Sanitation, Board of Public Works, including High- ways, Sidewalks, Drainage, Common Parks and Supervised Play, Water Department and Sewer Department, Public Dumps, Charities and Aid, Veteran's Benefits, Public Schools, Public Library, Cemeteries, Memorial Day Observance, Municipal Light Department, Street Lighting, Matur- ing Debt, Interest, Insurance Contributory Retirement System and Gen- eral Accounts.
Article 5. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Treas- urer with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning Jan- uary 1, 1946 and to issue a note or notes therefor payable within one year, and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws. Town Treasurer
Article 6. To see what sum the Town will raise and appropriate for the purpose of foreclosing in the Land Court pursuant to provisions of Section 65 of Chapter 60 of the General Laws, the right of redemption to any and all real estate taken by the Town for non-payment of taxes, or what it will do in relation thereto. Town Treasurer
Article 7. To see what sum the Town will raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds for the Reserve Fund, or what it will do in relation thereto. Town Accountant
Article 8. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of six hundred dollars ($600.00) for the care of graves of any persons who have served in the Army, Navy or Marine Corps of the United States, in time of war or insurrection, and who have been honorably discharged from such service as provided by Section 22, Chapter 115, General Laws, or what it will do in relation thereto. Board of Selectmen
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Article 9. To see what sum the Town will raise and appropriate for the preparation and printing of a Street List for the year 1945, or what it will do in relation thereto. Board of Selectmen
Article 10. To see what sum the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate for Civilian Defense for the purposes set forth in Chapter 487 of the Acts of 1941, or what it will do in relation thereto.
Board of Selectmen
Article 11. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds, a sum of money for Chapter 90 Highway Maintenance to be used in connection with monies received from State and County, or what it will do in relation thereto. Town Treasurer
Article 12. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to petition the General Court in behalf of the Town to change the boundary line between the Town of Lynnfield and this Town so as to straighten said boundary line commencing at the Town bound at a point which is the dividing line of the Towns of Wakefield, Lynnfield and Reading and thence running in a Northerly direction in a straight line to the boundary line between this Town and North Reading at the Location of a Town bound separating the Towns of North Reading, Lynnfield and this Town so that a portion of land now in Lynnfield will be included in Reading and a portion of land now situated in this Town will be relinquished to the Town of Lynnfield or what it will do in rela- tion thereto. Board of Selectmen
Article 13. To see if the Town will vote to authorize and empower the Board of Assessors to use an amount of available free cash not ex- ceeding twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) in computing the tax rate for 1945, or what it will do in relation thereto. Town Accountant.
Article 14. To see if the Town will vote to authorize and empower the Board of Public Works to petition the General Court for legislation by amendment of Chapter 405 of the Acts of 1889 or otherwise so that the net surplus income received from the water rates may be applied as the Town may from time to time determine or what it will do in relation thereto. Finance Committee
Article 15. To see if the Town will authorize the School Committee to acquire by purchase, eminent domain or otherwise certain tract or tracts of land with the buildings thereon in or adjoining Birch Meadow so-called and to dedicate certain other parcels of land now owned by the Town and situated in or near Birch Meadow as they may deem suit- able, for the construction of Senior High School, and to see what sum the Town will raise and appropriate by borrowing or otherwise for such purchase or taking and for the preparation of plans, surveys and speci- fications and for such architectural and engineering advice and services for the design of a new Senior High School to be located upon said land or what it will do in relation thereto. School Committee
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Article 16. To see if the Town will authorize the School Committee to acquire by purchase, eminent domain or otherwise, a parcel of land adjoining the Athletic Field of the Junior High School owned by the Boston & Maine Railroad and containing approximately 45,900 square feet of land for the further development and enlargement of the Athletic Field and to see what sum the Town will raise and appropriate for such purchase or taking or what it will do in relation thereto.
School Committee
Article 17. To see if the Town will authorize the School Committee to acquire by purchase, eminent domain or otherwise certain tract or tracts of land with the buildings thereon situated at the southwesterly corner of Summer Ave. and Oak Street and westerly of Summer Ave. as they may deem suitable, for the construction of elementary school build- ing and to see what sum the Town will raise and appropriate by bor- rowing or otherwise or transferring from available funds for such pur- chase or taking and for the preparation of plans, surveys and specifica- tions and for such architectural and engineering advice and services for the design of an elementary school building to be located upon said land or what it will do in relation thereto. School Committee
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